For Women Scotland

Hate Crime Bill

  • Helena Kennedy interview

    Baroness Helena Kennedy was on BBC Radio Scotland this morning talking about the proposed Misogyny Bill. Frankly, it was an unfocused mess. And, worryingly, indicated the Baroness was unfamiliar...

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    Statement on Scottish Minister misrepresenting the Hate Crime Act

    We and MurrayBlackburnMackenzie are calling on the Minister for Victims and Community Safety to stop misrepresenting the law. (Statement as a PDF) Interviews given by Siobhian Brown, the Minister for Victims...

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    Police accused of parodying JK Rowling

    Today’s article in The Telegraph: Police accused of parodying JK Rowling with ‘Jo’, who thinks trans people should go to gas chambers is based on a Freedom of Information...

  • The Status of Women In Scotland – Hate Crime and Public Order Act

    UN Women invited submissions to the Commission on the Status of Women with information relating to alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women in any...

  • Letter to the Chair of the Misogyny Working Group

    We sent the following email to Baroness Kennedy, the Chair of the Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland Working Group on 18th March 2021: Dear Baroness Kennedy, We are...

  • Virtual Demo

    Last year for International Women’s Day we held a fantastic demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Lockdown restrictions prevent us from doing similar this year, but we really wanted to get...

  • Hate Crime Bill – Stage 3 Briefing

    The following was sent to all MSPs on 7th March 2021. It can also be downloaded as a pdf here. Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) BillBriefing for Stage...

  • Hate Crime Bill – email MSPs

    The Hate Crime Bill reaches the final stage in its passage through Parliament next Wednesday 10th March, when MSPs consider the final amendments and vote on whether the Bill...

  • Hate Crime Bill – submission on FoE amendments

    The Justice Committee issued an emergency Call for Views on the options proposed for Freedom of Expression amendments to the Hate Crime Bill. Our submission is as follows, and...

  • Sex and the Hate Crime Bill

    Taken from our Twitter thread. We continue to be bemused by the determination of some in the Scottish Government and funded organisation to dismiss and undermine important work on...